The Black College Baseball Awards Are In

NEW YORK, NY.— BlackCollegeBaseball.com is proud to release its first Black College Baseball Awards. Candidates were taken from the nineteen Division-I programs which included the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference, Chicago State of the Mid-Continent and Savannah State University, an Independent program. Coach of the Year Awards goes to Prairie View A&M head coach Michael Robertson.

In his second year at the helm, he’s guided the panthers into the Black College Baseball rankings and on the threshold of SWAC tournament play.

The Panthers improved leaped and bounds from a 2003 record of 10-45 to a 2004 record of 30-26.

Player of the Year awards goes to junior outfielder Bryant Lange of Jackson State University. Lange scorched pitchers with a .439 batting average while successfully stealing 29-of-31 bases. Lange also received SWAC Player of the Year and Outstanding Hitter honors.

Delaware State junior hurler Shawn Phillips left opponents frozen at the plate. He carried an 8-2 record with a 2.19 ERA over the season. In 94.2 innings pitched, Phillilps has only walked 11 while striking out 92.

For the men and women behind the scenes that usually receive no recognition, Sports Information Directors and their baseball contacts are the ones that get the information out. Stan Bradley of Maryland Eastern Shore kept the press releases hot every game, won or lost, within two hours of the end of game. He has made a commitment in doing his job well, which is even more impressive when he’s the only SID for the university.